Monday, December 23, 2013

Virtual
Gaia Games is proud to introduce Shoy
Schot! nui, an electronic card game. The game will release Sunday, December
29th, 2013 to all PC user for free!

Shoy Schot! is an additive,
console-based, strategic card game created in C#. Starting out as a simple minigame
about flipping cards and gaining ownership over the game board it soon blossomed
into a full fledged card game with a mega ton of customization options and gameplay
modes. And now, with Shoy Schot! nui,
it has finally reached its ultimate form!

Shoy Schot! nui retains all the features
of the previous release (Shoy Schot! Stand-Alone
Edition Version 2.0.1.9) which included (but not limited to): 5 main Rule
Sets to play in their own Free Play modes; an Arcade-like mode called Unlimited
Deck Mode; a Best Of… Mode to play consecutive matches; a robust Tournament
Mode for serious play; 22 Accomplishments to earn; Stats pages that kept over
80 stats; a Personal Rank Card to share and compare with other Shoy Schot! players; 8 profiles for same
computer, different persons use; and Virtual
Gaia Games Matching!, a completely separate matching minigame.

New
features to Shoy Schot! nui include
(but not limited to): a Custom Rule Set Maker,
where players can build their own custom Rule Sets; Endless Tower, which is a survival mode; a Score Attack Mode; Arcade
Challenges where players can try to conquer all 40 challenges; a single
player tournament mode called Arcade
Battle Campaign, a Tutorial Mode,
where players can learn the basics of the game in a new, more interactive way;
a new mini-game called Clementine; 26
more Accomplishments to earn; more Stats; and slew of secrets and tweaks.

Shoy Schot! nui also marks Virtual Gaia
Games’ final game made in this text-based style. Shoy Schot! nui is our swan song to this type of design. While
being made in this engine, Shoy Schot! has
never been a graphical powerhouse, but we think anyone who has played it in the
past has had a lot of fun and we believe Shoy
Schot! nui will continue this feat threefold!!

Sunday, December 22, 2013

I
am proud to announce that Shoy Schot! nui, Virtual Gaia’s much delayed
Electronic Card Game, is done and has entered into Final Testing!! I’m even
more proud to announce the Release Date of the game: December 29th,
2013. That’s right, Shoy Schot! nui will go live next Sunday for the economical
price of FREE!!

The
next thing I want to cover is: What exactly Shoy Schot! nui? I think I’ve alluded
to it in the past, but I’ve never formally announced it. After a long (very
long) development and many additions that weren’t included in the original
scope of the project, Shoy Schot! nui is no longer third version of Shoy Schot!
Stand-Alone Edition (SS! SAE) but its own entity. Think of it more like the
evolution of SS! SAE, just like SS! SAE was the evolution of the original minigame
version of Shoy Schot!

So,
what does that mean? Just that the game grew big enough to warrant a
separation. It feels different, it’s noticeable bigger and slicker. That said,
Save Data from any previous version of Shoy Schot! is 100% compatible with Shoy
Schot! nui. Also, it will retain SS! SAE version numbering and still be
released as Version 3.0.0.0.

A
more formal Press Release will be issued a little later that will include more
information and a full features list, but until then here is a short list of
new features including in the upcoming Shoy Schot! nui:

All Shoy Schot! Stand-Alone Edition v2
Features

6 New Game Modes

Custom Rule Set

Endless Tower

Score Attack

40 Arcade Challenges

Arcade Battle Campaign

Tutorial Mode

26 New Accomplishments to Earn (48 in All!!)

Improved, Smarter AI

Improved Match Interface

A New Mini-Game Added: Clementine

The Ability to Create 8 Separate Profiles with each keeping track of their Own Stats, Game Settings, and Accomplishments!!

A Slew of Secret to Discover and More!!

Again,
Shoy Schot! nui will release next Sunday, December 29th! While Shoy Schot! may not be a graphical powerhouse by any means, it's a load of fun! So... Get excited! Tell a friend! The last game of 2013 is Coming Soon!